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San Francisco to vote on banning face recognition technology

San Francisco to vote on banning face recognition technology

5 years ago
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https://apnews.com/a04873df8b2d41bd8c4733a038018a21

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco supervisors will vote on surveillance oversight legislation Tuesday that includes a ban on the use of facial recognition technology by police and other city departments.

If approved by the full board, San Francisco would become the first U.S. city to outlaw the tech at a time when it is becoming a part of daily life, from international airports to home security cameras. Privacy advocates have squared off with public safety proponents at several heated hearings in San Francisco, a city teeming with tech innovation and the home of Twitter, Airbnb and Uber.